Zac Brown Band fans got an early Thanksgiving treat this week with the release of the music video for "Goodbye in Her Eyes." The band continues to mark themselves as creative video innovators on the singles from this year's album, "Uncaged." A couple months ago they released the rollicking animated Mike Judge-created piece for "The Wind." Now, they return with a unique perspective on perhaps the album's best track.

This time, the boys from Georgia apply the new single's emotional lyrics of soon-to-be-lost love and a swelling harmony-rich melody to a sepia-tinged circus scene.The result is a starkly beautiful, visually engaging menagerie of animals, jugglers and acrobats interwoven with the uncertainty of young love. | Nov. 21, 2012»Read Full Blog Post

"Zero Dark Thirty" comes to theaters Friday with lots of anticipation - and lots of baggage.

The drama by Oscar winners Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal, about the hunt for and the killing of Osama bin Laden, is based on a true story. But it's also a movie, and, in these fractured times, it's also the focus of controversy - both because it shows U.S. interrogators using torture to get information, and because, some legislators charged last week, the CIA may have misled filmmakers by suggesting that torture was used at all. | Jan. 10, 2013»Read Full Article(1)

There are two misconceptions about "Zero Dark Thirty": that it portrays information gathered during torture as integral in the search for and killing of Osama bin Laden, and that it lionizes President Barack Obama's role in the process.

The latter caused the film's release to be delayed until after the November election. In fact, Obama only appears in a news clip saying he opposes torture. | Jan. 10, 2013»Read Full Article(4)

Ever see a photo exhibit and think to yourself, "This is nice, but what it's missing is a live soundtrack?"

Exotic local rock sextet Panalure will be bringing photography and music together Saturday at Shank Hall, 1434 N. Farwell Ave., in a concert that will showcase artwork from up to 18 photographers from around the world. | Jan. 10, 2013»Read Full Article

Colt Ford visits The Rave Saturday night in a show that has been reformatted into a Packers Playoff party. Opening act Chasin' Mason will perform during halftime of the Packers-49ers game and Ford will hit the stage 10 minutes after the conclusion of the game.

The former professional golfer turned country rapper has been riding the success of last year's chart-topping fourth studio album, "Declaration of Independence." While the roughneck album resonated with Ford's growing legion of fans, his brand of in-your-face hick hop has yet to resonate in a big way with country radio. This is actually a bit surprising, since he's long featured big country stars on each of his albums and the guest list on the new album includes Kix Brooks, Montgomery Gentry, Darius Rucker, Jason Aldean and Jake Owens (who will be opening for Aldean at June 29 at Summerfest.) | Jan. 10, 2013»Read Full Blog Post

After a seven year absence from new music (aside from the occassional guest vocals and "Saturday Night Live" collaboration with Andy Samberg), Timberlake just released a minute-long video at 11 a.m. CT this morning teasing what appears to be the release of new music -- with a clock counting down to what appears to be three and a half days from now. | Jan. 10, 2013»Read Full Blog Post

Von Trier, the decades-old bar at 2235 N. Farwell Ave., has stopped serving its relatively new menu of small plates.

The menu had launched in spring. General manager Chad Prochnow said it was difficult to overcome long-held patron notions of Von Trier as strictly a cocktail lounge. | Jan. 10, 2013»Read Full Blog Post(10)

The New York-based executive producer of "Beasts of the Southern Wild" was getting ready for work "when my phone started exploding," he said, with news that the film was nominated for best picture. | Jan. 10, 2013»Read Full Blog Post

No, we're not up in the attic trying to find our checkered blankets to slam down on Bradford Beach Thursday. But we do like January Thaws, and ours is set to continue today.

That forecast gives us "happy feet," just in time to hook up with The Happy Dutchmen playing at The Domes "Music Under Glass" tonight. Our Lederhosen might be a bit tight after all the holiday feasting, but we'll polka off the poundage when the band gears up its German sounds. It's also Poinsettia Giveaway Night, so bring some paper towels to wrap your freebie flora in. | Jan. 10, 2013»Read Full Blog Post